Best Selling Books by Shannon Mayer

The last journey into the unknown for Zamira, Lila and Maks The Storm Queen has been defeated. And the first two challenges have been conquered. You''d think that it would be all downhill from here. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy. Well, if it was downhill at warp speed into more trouble, then you''d be absolutely correct. The demon city sits before us, and beyond that lies the castle of Asag, the beast from the east. He has our friends. He has our magic. He has the dragon hatchlings. What have we got? Unexpected allies, a twisted path that has our heads spinning, and as the truth comes clear, the realization that defeating a demon on his own turf . . .might not be possible. Does that stop us from trying? Not for a second. So here we go. Into the darkness, into the fog, and come what may we stand together to face it all down.

Over forty. Divorced. Rocking a little revenge against the Ex. A dash of magic and things are suddenly looking up. Even if you do you have to cross your legs when you sneeze. One day I''m married, living in Seattle, and magic isn''t real.The next, I''m divorced and living in the guest room of my ex''s hotter- than-sin cousin''s place in Savannah . . . and talking to an animated skeleton named Robert. I have to admit, Robert isn''t my worst date. At forty-one, I didn''t think I''d be starting over. But I''ll be damned if my ex thinks I''m down and out because he pulled a fast one on me.When a job comes my way that offers me a chance to use my childhood training in the shadow world, I take it-I need the money more than I care about my sanity. It''s dangerous.I have to embrace the magic and dark of my past.And I need Advil to keep me going. So those who''d hold me back better sit up and take notice, because a new woman is in town, and she''s not about to be counted out by anyone.Even if she does groan when she rolls out of bed in the morning. Grab the pre-order for book two "Fairy Crossed Bounty" releasing April 2020!Looking for more books in this HOT FLASH of a new genre? Check out these books available February 18/2020: Denise Grover Swank "Let it all Burn"KF Breene "Magical Midlife Madness"Eve Langlais "Halfway There"Robyn Peterman "It''s a Wonderful Midlife Crisis"Jana DeLeon "Wrong Side of Forty"Deanna Chase "Witching For Grace"Kristen Painter "Sucks to be Me"Elizabeth Hunter "Suddenly Psychic"Michelle M Pillow "Second Chance Magic"Mandy M Roth "Cloudy With a Chance of Witchcraft"Darynda Jones "Betwixt" Christine Gael "Writing Wrongs"

The delicious sequel to Venom and Vanilla, from USA Today bestselling author Shannon Mayer. Alena Budrene is not just a gifted Seattle baker--she''s also a supernatural. Having survived the virus that made her transformation necessary and outwitted an attack by a Greek hero, she''s ready to settle down and deal with the challenges of living as a "Super Duper." But nothing is easy for a woman who can turn into a giant snake. Threatened by her unprecedented strength, Alena''s enemies team up against her. What''s next on the menu? The duplicitous demigod Theseus--backed by a ruthless vampire gang and the power-hungry goddess Hera--is determined to lure her into a glorious, and rather public, battle to the death. Now humans, even the ones Alena risks her life to protect, are afraid to acknowledge her existence. And when the friends who once rallied around her begin to fall prey to Theseus''s manipulative schemes, Alena realizes she must act before she loses everything. But will the price of success be too high to pay?

“My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker.” When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I’m the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. The clock is ticking, and I can feel the weight of the final battle with the demon hordes looming over my head. The puzzle pieces are becoming clearer, but the casualty list is growing. And with each name that is added to those we’ve lost, my confidence cracks a little more. Yet there is hope. A child saved. A life lost. A prophecy fulfilled. Starring the irresistible, ass-kicking heroine Rylee Adamson, Wounded is the eighth book in USA Today bestselling author Shannon Mayer’s sexy, exciting, and laugh-out-loud series, a dangerously addictive paranormal romance.

A Teenage Girl Torn from her Family Must Survive a Series of Deadly Trials to Earn her Place in a Dangerous School of Magic, from Bestselling Authors K.F. Breene and Shannon Mayer You don''t choose The Academy. The Academy chooses you. I had no idea how those words would change my life, until the day the most dangerous man I’ve ever met waltzed onto my farm and left us a death sentence. My younger brother has been chosen for The Academy: the prestigious, secret school of magic hidden within the folds of our mundane world. A place where there’s no guarantee you’ll make it out alive. If he doesn''t go, our entire family will be killed. It’s the same invitation my older brother received three years ago—and he never came home. The Academy has already killed one sibling, and I’ll be damned if they take another. So I do the only thing an older sister can: chop off my hair, strap on two bras to flatten the girls, and take my brother’s place. Magic and monsters are real. Assassins are coming for me, and the dead are prone to rise. What’s a girl faking it as a boy supposed to do? Being accepted into an elite school of magic, monsters, and assassins was not my idea of higher education. But here I am, fighting my way through the deadly physical and mental tests of the Culling Trials to claim my right to be taught. In a cutthroat world where no one is as they seem, the golden rule is simple: Trust no one. The Academy tells us we should just look out for ourselves. That we should leave the fallen behind and ask no questions. Not on my watch.

As the boogeyman to the underworld, Nix isn''t afraid of dying.Yet this time, it''s not about dying. It''s about escaping with her mind intact. I thought I''d finally stepped away from the madness of the underworld, away from the Abnormals, away from all those who would do me and those I love harm.The world though had different plans.And now I''m trapped, not only physically, but inside my head. Those who have me caged say none of it was real.That I''m not a highly trained assassin of Abnormals. That I have no family. My children do not exist.That there is nothing supernatural about this world.If they are right, then I''ve been crazy all along. I''ve been stuck inside of my head all these years, living a fantasy.If they are right I am not the legendary Phoenix.If they are wrong . . .then that means there is a new game afoot. Then there will be hell to pay and the fires that burn within me will consume them all. If you like KF Breene, Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs, Faith Hunter, Jaymin Eve, Kelley Armstrong, Kim Harrison, or Shayne Silvers, you won''t want to miss Mayer''s books and her kick butt heroines!

"You Don''t Choose The Academy. The Academy Chooses You. The Shadowkiller is back. And he is hunting me down like a dog in the streets of New York City using every tool and ally he has-- including people I once trusted. I have never been so alone in my life, and yet if I turn to my friends that puts a target on their backs too. Which means I have to keep running. So, I do what I know, and I set myself to finding the trail of breadcrumbs that will lead me to the one who is still pulling the strings. Frost. A Chameleon just like me. Just like the Shadowkiller. Worse, she''s seeking out my friends to pick them off, one by one. To drain their lives in order to feed hers. To stop her, I have to find her-- a task easier said than done in a city this size. What I don''t expect to find is a truth that this world and its secrets run far deeper, and far darker than I could have ever suspected. But is any of that going to stop me? Not a chance"--

"My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker."When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I''m the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot.Crossing into Ogre country is dangerous when you''re a polite, respectful gal. Which means I already know I''m in for a wild ride, despite the back up I''ve brought along.Even when things start to go sideways, and enemies close on us from every side, I still believe we have the upper hand.How very blind can one person be when it comes to a salvage?I''m about to find out.Also available!Priceless (Rylee Adamson Book 1)Immune (Rylee Adamson Book 2)Raising Innocence (Rylee Adamson Book 3)Shadowed Threads (Rylee Adamson Book 4)Blind Salvage (Rylee Adamson Book 5)Tracker (Rylee Adamson Book 6)Veiled Threat (Rylee Adamson Book 7)Wounded (Rylee Adamson Book 8)Rising Darkness (Rylee Adamson Book 9)Blood of the Lost (Rylee Adamson Book 10)Alex (A Rylee Adamson Short Story)Tracking Magic (A Rylee Adamson Novella, 0.25)Elementally Priceless (A Rylee Adamson Novella 0.5)Guardian (A Rylee Adamson Novella 6.5)Stitched (A Rylee Adamson Novella 8.5).

*RE-RELEASE: "The Nevermore Trilogy" Anniversary Edition. Now a full length novel. Brand new scenes, additional points of view and 35K extra words all breathe new life into the first series ever published by USA Today Bestselling Author Shannon Mayer.*"My name is Mara, and I want desperately to become a mother."All of my dreams were dashed when the world was promised hope but instead became a place of danger, death . . . and monsters. Nevermores - a human, but feral and lethal creatures with a thirst for flesh, have arisen from the ashes of human hope. Now co-inhabitants in this new world, I am gaining ground in my understanding of them just as I am forced to face a new threat from the local militia.Led by a man with a taste for torture and a love of suffering, Sebastian and I are confronted with the seemingly impossible obstacle of escape. Caged and kept from our allies, our opportunities for freedom dwindle. There is only one way to save us both. I am forced to unearth and embrace the dark side of my heart. I must decide who is the more dangerous enemy; the Nevermores or what remains of mankind. I am bound to fight as though I am one of the monsters I hoped I''d never become.

"My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker."When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I''m the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot.A missing girl and a deadly item belonging to a power-mad demon need to be found before the killing begins. The problem? This is my first salvage.And I have no idea what I''m doing.These were the moments that began to define me, my skills, and my drive to face down the darkest side of the supernatural in order to bring children home.This is where my journey began . . . .

"Sisters bound by love, separated by blood. . .And doomed to face the unimaginable. "All points of the sister''s lives have brought them to this moment, and this horrible realization. Chaos, an ancient and deadly deity, is free in the world. And the only way to stop her, is for the two sisters to face one another on the battle field, as enemies. One of them must die if Chaos is to be stopped, but can either of them sacrifice the other, even for the safety of the world? Blood will be spilt, loyalties divided, and hearts broken in this epic conclusion to the "Celtic Legacy" series.

"What a fantastic fantasy series! I love a strong female lead and we were delivered that in spades with Larkspur . . . This story is fast paced and exciting right from the start. I can''t wait to see what comes next!"-Boundless Book ReviewsFrom HiJinks Ink Publishing and Shannon Mayer comes ROOTBOUND (Book 5) in The USA Today Bestselling ELEMENTAL SERIES. With over 1 million books sold, Shannon Mayer proves once again she can dominate her genre right out of the gate."My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental."My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I am the half-breed bastard child of a king. I was not meant to survive the trials cast my way. Yet, here I stand.The world has deteriorated in the twenty years I was imprisoned in an oubliette. The Elemental families are rife with deception, violence, and madness more than ever before.A voice I know all too well calls me to do her bidding. A voice I no longer wish to hear. The mother goddess begs me to save the four families, and stop my nemesis from breaking the world. To do it, I must face each of the Elemental leaders and take from them the over addictive power they hold closely: the stones I once handed them in friendship and trust.Now, the secrets I unearth as I pursue the stones shatter everything I know about my world, my beliefs, and everything I was taught.Yet, I am not the naïve girl I once was. If I am to see this through, I must completely embrace the new reality of my life and all its obstacles while forging ahead.Four stones abused.Four families broken.A half-breed princess as their only hope.Through it all, the one I love waits for me to find him. When I do, will he, like everything else in my world, not be what he once was?

My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental.My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I should be at my father''s side as a royal princess. But as a half-breed, bastard child, that isn''t going to happen.In a world of lava and fire, I am about to face my hardest trial yet. Not one of strength, or power, but intrigue and manipulation. However, my tolerance level for anyone outside of my family is at an all-time low, and the queen who rules the Pit expects complete obedience.As Ash''s life is held in the balance, I have just three days to prove his innocence and mine. This place holds more than a scorching heat; new foes, traitors, and creatures from the depths of the lava are all trying to keep us from surviving.The only question left. . . Can I get us all out without being burned alive?Welcome to the Pit.

*RE-RELEASE: "The Nevermore Trilogy" Anniversary Edition. Now a full length novel. Brand new scenes, additional points of view and 35K extra words all breathe new life into the first series ever published by USA Today Bestselling Author Shannon Mayer.*"My name is Mara, and I want desperately to become a mother."All of my dreams were dashed when the world was promised hope but instead became a place of danger, death . . . and monsters.When we arrived at the compound, we believed we had found our safe haven at last. For the briefest of moments, their medicine and science lulled us into a false sense of security. But within the bowels of this haven, where the cure for Nevermore is being developed, there lurks an evil which is far worse than anything we''ve already encountered.Sebastian is used as a test subject, a process that instead of curing him, is slowly killing him. As his heart falters, mine must draw upon new strength if I am to fight our way out of the compound. If we can escape, the journey will still not be over. I will have to protect Sebastian, a vial with a possible cure and our final secret. But before safety, that vial must first make it out intact even with the knowledge that it may very well kill Sebastian, before saving the others.

In the city that never sleeps, nightmares live in the darkness ... A series of grisly murders begin to pile up in New York City, murders that have no rhyme or reason and no leads. Unless one chooses to believe that the supernatural is possible. The crimes have caught the attention of two very different women. A journalist fresh off the plane from covering the war in Iraq and a vampire who has chosen to hunt her own kind. Together they will form a reluctant yet unrelenting team. As they slowly begin the crack the fissures behind a government cover up and bioterrorism, they find a truth that neither of them could ever have suspected. And now it''s too late for either of them to turn away. Even if it means their lives as they know them will never be the same.

My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental.My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I should be at my father''s side as a royal princess. But as a half-breed, bastard child, that isn''t going to happen.As an Ender, one of my father''s Elite guards, it''s my job to do as I''m told. When my older sister is sent as an ambassador to the realm of the water elementals?the Deep?I have no choice but to accompany her as her bodyguard.With the death of the water elemental''s King, a deadly battle for the throne begins; a battle we are forced to choose sides in.There are only a few things I know for sure. The ocean may be beautiful, but lurking in its depths are monsters to fear, the water I tread is teaming with danger and I am on my own.With no one to help, and no one to trust, I have to find a way to keep my sister safe, and stop a civil war.But the secrets within the Deep are far darker than any of us realized.Welcome . . . welcome to the Deep.

*This novella (30k words) is set between "Tracker" and "Veiled Threat".*"My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker."When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I''m the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. After months of danger, running for my life, and dealing with one crisis after another, I''m finally getting that vacation I deserve. I even get to take my favorite guardian with me for some serious one on one time. Of course, when it comes to my life, even a vacation can turn ugly. And when I say ugly, I mean monsters, magic and death. Just another day in the life of a Tracker.

"Sisters bound by love, separated by blood. . .And doomed to face the unimaginable."An everyday vacation quickly turns into a nightmare of epic proportions. Two sisters must struggle to find the strength within themselves to survive as well as to save one another. When the world of Fae emerges on a rocky shore far from the Emerald Isle, all hell breaks loose.Two factions vie for the sister''s loyalties, one light, the other dark. Neither honest.A series of events are set into motion that will not only test the bonds of sisterly love, but will defy belief and reality. Then you have found yourself deep in . . . "Dark Waters".